No Joke, millions and millions of players strive to be the next "star" in poker, but here is a short list of four of the more well known "nice players" of the game. Even though "nice" is connected with their names when you are at a poker table it is "no more Mr. Nice guy" until they have removed you out of the competition!
Daniel Negreanu
In Two Thousand and Four, his competition winnings amounted to in the region of $4.4 million and he came away with two immensely respected awards in the World Series of Poker Player of the Year and Cardplayer Magazine’s Tourney Player of the Year. In February 2006 he was named Card Player’s Preferred Poker Player. He even still has the humility to talk with his admirers about how they will be able to boost their own game.
Howard Lederer
Called "The Professor" and sibling of fellow poker pro Annie Duke. His accomplishments have lead to him making an educational video called "Secrets of No Limit Hold’em" and also holding a tournament poker show for Fox. As of Two Thousand and Five, his total life earnings surpass $2.7 million.
Scotty Nguyen
Scott is one of the most active players in poker and between Two Thousand to Two Thousand and Four he ranked in the money in well over 100 competitions. He is notorious for saying "yeah baby" throughout poker matches and also coined the phrase "that’s poker baby" when referring to a particularly bad beat. As of 2006, his life time winnings are just about 6 million dollars.
Chris Ferguson
Chris has won five WSOP titles with 2 of his successes happening in Two Thousand and Three. Has the nickname "Jesus" because of his characteristic long hair and beard, along with his ability to toss cards quick enough to cut through pickles and bananas. As of 2005 his total poker tourney winnings exceeded five million dollars.